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December 19, 2025

Trump's Hand-Picked Board Adds Trump's Name to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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The board of trustees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts voted Thursday to rename the facility. Its new name will be The
Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the
Performing Arts. The board members were hand-picked by President Trump
in February, after he named himself chair. Democratic lawmakers called
the move illegal, saying in a statement that any name change would
require an act of Congress.


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